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malleus
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The malleus, or hammer, is a hammer-shaped small bone or ossicle of the middle ear. It connects with the incus, and is attached to the inner surface of the eardrum. The word is Latin for 'hammer' or 'mallet'. It transmits the sound vibrations from the eardrum to the incus (anvil).
The malleus is a tiny hammer-shaped bone in your middle ear that sits attached to your eardrum and connects to another small bone called the incus. It plays a crucial role in hearing by transmitting sound vibrations from your eardrum onward through the middle ear system.
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Key facts
- Bone.Name
- Malleus
- Bone.Latin
- malleus
- Bone.Image
- Gray916.png
- Bone.Caption
- Left malleus. A. From behind. B. From within.
- Bone.Image2
- Gray912.png
- Bone.Caption2
- The right eardrum with the hammer and the chorda tympani, viewed from within, from behind, and from above (malleus visible at center)
- Bone.Precursor
- First branchial arch
- Bone.PartOf
- Middle ear
- Bone.System
- Auditory system
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Research
1,639 papers- Isolated malleus-handle fracture.Auris, nasus, larynx · 2011
- Isolated Fracture of the Malleus: An Overlooked Cause of Conductive Hearing Loss?The Laryngoscope · 2024
- [Isolated malleus handle fracture: cases report and literature review].Vestnik otorinolaringologii · 2021
- Malleus-handle fracture: historical review and three new cases.The American journal of otology · 1999
- Malleus head fixation.Ear, nose, & throat journal · 2010
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Wikidata facts
- Part of
- auditory ossicle
- Image
- Malleus Gray.jpg
- Connects with
- tensor tympani muscle
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- Commons category
- Malleus
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C33051
- anatomical location
- tympanic cavity
- different from
- Hammer
- studied by
- otolaryngology
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Structure
- Development
- Function
- Clinical significance
- History
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- References
The malleus, or hammer, is a hammer-shaped small bone or ossicle of the middle ear. It connects with the incus, and is attached to the inner surface of the eardrum. The word is Latin for 'hammer' or 'mallet'. It transmits the sound vibrations from the eardrum to the incus (anvil).
==Structure==
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